The hardest thing about being a writer is convincing your wife that lying on the sofa is work.
– John Hughes
Tag: work
Quotable 242
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
– Stephen King
Quotable 236
Work inspires inspiration. Keep working. If you succeed, keep working. If you fail, keep working. If you’re interested, keep working. If you’re bored, keep working.
– Michael Crichton
Quotable 221
Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like paté.
– Margaret Atwood
Quotable 220
Writing is hard work, not magic. It begins with deciding why you are writing and whom you are writing for. What is your intent? What do you want the reader to get out of it? What do you want to get out of it. It’s also about making a serious time commitment and getting the project done.
– Suze Orman
Quotable 207
Nothing is more satisfying than to write a good sentence. It is no fun to write lumpishly, dully, in prose the reader must plod through like wet sand. But it is a pleasure to achieve, if one can, a clear running prose that is simple yet full of surprises. This does not just happen. It requires skill, hard work, a good ear, and continued practice.
– Barbara W. Tuchman
Quotable 183
Novels and stories don’t write themselves. Ass in chair, fingers on keyboard, repeat as necessary is the best method I know.
– Brian Keene
Quotable 167
Writing well is difficult, but one can always write something. And then, with a lot of work, make it better.
– Thomas Mallon
Quotable 166
Inspiration is the great con of art. You want inspiration? Work harder the day before so you know where to start today.
– Richard Kadrey
#quikfic 47
“Tell me, Fenster, how is being a ghost working out for you?” “Well, Tom, not so great, actually. I’m barely eeking out a living.”